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crypto
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for cryptocurrency fraud
US prosecutors were seeking a prison term of 40-50 years after a New York jury found Bankman-Fried guilty.
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28 Mar
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THE MORNING LEAD
Arrested, disgraced, injured: Cryptocurrency scams promote hoax stories about Irish celebrities
Have you seen spam ads appear on your social feeds?
One scam recently came about after a hacking of an Indian politician's Meta account.
The Journal understands the account was compromised by hackers who launched more than 50 ad campaigns.
Celebrity scam ads appear on Facebook and X.com after less than a minute of scrolling through main feeds.
Shane Raymond
10 Mar
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2024
FACTCHECK
Debunked: Hoax ads featuring Alastair Campbell on the Late Late Show have proliferated on X.com
24 Jan
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2023
cryptocurrency
Founder of Binance crypto exchange admits failing to prevent money laundering
22 Nov 2023
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crypto
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all counts of massive crypto fraud
3 Nov 2023
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Manhattan
Prosecutor tells jury to follow 'pyramid of deceit' to convict FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried
1 Nov 2023
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Manhattan
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried intends to testify at cryptocurrency fraud trial, says lawyer
25 Oct 2023
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crypto ads
RTÉ warns of social media 'deep fake' reports pretending to be from national broadcaster
21 Oct 2023
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FACTCHECK
Debunked: YouTube ads feature Elon Musk in deepfake videos pushing cryptocurrency scams
20 Oct 2023
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FACTCHECK
Debunked: Fake RTÉ posts about Anne Doyle are a hoax to promote a cryptocurrency scheme
12 Oct 2023
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crypto
US regulator sues cryptocurrency platform Coinbase, a day after filing charges against Binance
6 Jun 2023
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FACTCHECK
Debunked: Fake Tommy Tiernan interview with Eamon Ryan is part of a cryptocurrency fraud network
2 Jun 2023
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Fraud
Gardaí seeing 'tragic cases' of people investing life savings into crypto scams
31 May 2023
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All time
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian to pay $1.26 million in penalties over cryptocurrency promotion
3 Oct 2022
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misinfo
Financial advisor warns against hoax crypto ads featuring Leo Varadkar and other public figures
24 Jul 2022
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the good information project
Do you really understand what NFTs and the blockchain are? Here's an A-Z of tech terms
2 Mar 2022
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not on
Uefa slammed for 'incomprehensible move' with cryptocurrency fan token company
15 Feb 2022
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cryptocurrency
Couple arrested as US seizes $3.6 billion of stolen bitcoin in record haul
9 Feb 2022
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coining it
Ireland's advertising watchdog aware of 'increasing concern' over misleading cryptocurrency ads
22 Jan 2022
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Libra
Facebook announces plans for new cryptocurrency to come into operation as early as 2020
18 Jun 2019
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Startups and tech
For crypto startups seeking 'legitimacy', new anti-money laundering laws are a double-edged sword
22 Feb 2019
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global hack
Number of websites infected by cryptocurrency hack, Ireland's National Cyber Security Centre says
12 Feb 2018
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cryptocurrency
European police target Kinahan's hidden Bitcoin cash in Belgium and the Czech Republic
3 Dec 2017
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cryptocurrency
Volatile Bitcoin surpasses $11,000, before plummeting to $9,000 (and then rising again)
1 Dec 2017
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Voices
Cryptocurrencies: 'Lack of regulation means investors can make a lot of money fast'
Barry Flanagan
2 Jul 2017
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spend spend spend
The first major tech company to accept Bitcoin payments isn't Google or Apple
11 Dec 2014
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